Category: Greek Mythology

Io (moon) In Greek mythology, priestess of Hera and daughter of the river god Inachus and Melia, a priestess of Hera at Argos. Zeus seduced…

Iodama ORIGIN: Greece Iodama, priestess of Athena, entered the goddess’ sacred precinct at night and encountered Athena with Medusa’s head. Iodama was instantly transformed to…

Kedalion The Purifier; The Old Crab; Phallic One ALSO KNOWN AS: Cedalion ORIGIN: Greece Instead of throwing baby Hephaestus into the sea, another version of…

The sea isn’t all fun, games and splashing about. Dangers lurk in the deep, too, and sometimes approach the shore. Keto is the goddess of…

Khronos ORIGIN: Orphic Khronos is the Time Lord, Gnostic spirit of time. He turns the wheel of the zodiac. In various esoteric traditions, Khronos emerges…

Kore : The Maiden Kore is not a name but a title, usually indicating Persephone, especially in her aspect as the eternally youthful Goddess of…

Lamia ORIGIN: Greek or Berber (Amazigh) In Greek mythology, Lamia was a Libyan queen loved by Zeus. Their relationship lasted long enough to bear at…

Lamia of the Sea is an ominous sea spirit who roams the modern Greek coasts. It is not entirely clear whether she is the same…

The Lampades, infernal Nymphs, inhabit Hades. Their origins are murky: they may or may not be daughters of Nyx and/or the various river deities of…

Lethe ORIGIN: Greece Lethe names a river that runs through Hades. Drinking its waters causes amnesia. Dead souls entering Hades were required to sip Lethe’s…